The markets are being driven with mathematical precision to collapse and the shock will be worse than that of 2008, warns Trust Economics in its analysis, at a time when stock market indices are at their zenith… and Western economies are at their nadir.
Since 1971, when Nixon cut the umbilical cord between the dollar and gold, unilaterally abolishing the gold standard, the dollar has ceased to be money with objective value and has become simply a tool of political manipulation.
What was presented then as a “temporary” measure is now proving to be a permanent mutation of the global monetary system, with terrifying consequences. The liberation of the dollar from gold opened the way for unlimited borrowing, monetary inflation and, ultimately, systemic instability.
So, 54 years later, gold has risen by 8,000%. The dollar has lost more than 99% of its value.
Debt addiction has become a way of life
Since 1971, the US has been operating like a teenager with an unlimited credit card. With no fiscal discipline, the country has relied on debt creation to finance its deficits, with money printing as a permanent lifeline.
The result? From $398 billion in public debt in 1971, we are now at an astronomical $37.2 trillion. And it’s not just the US. Global debt has increased tenfold since 1997. Most Western economies operate on the same model: spend, borrow, print – and hope it doesn’t burst.
The Illusion of Markets – The Feet of Clay of the System
Stock indices are at historic highs, but this is a financial bubble with no fundamental support. The S&P 500 is based on 40% of just 7 companies, which are playing the artificial intelligence (AI) card while the fad lasts.
Warren Buffett himself is holding huge amounts of liquidity, a sign that something big is coming…
Politics in crisis
When the economy collapses, politics becomes desperate. Today, we see convulsive moves by governments: aggressive tariffs, threats to the Fed, attempts to “control” gold or money by artificial means.
The introduction of the Genuis Act – a digital scheme that links stablecoins to government bonds – is an attempt to artificially recover demand for dollars. But the bottom line is that these stablecoins are simply private versions of digital currency, tied to the US and the banking system.
That is: camouflaged CBDCs, but without any security. The dollar is depreciating, interest rates are rising and falling, and the “stability” of these instruments is yet another illusion.
Will the Fed have to choose: Save the dollar or the debt?
The Federal Reserve is faced with a dilemma with no good choice. If it lets interest rates rise, the debt will become unsustainable. If it keeps them low, the currency will continue to depreciate.
In fact, the choice has already been made: They will devalue the dollar to support the bond market. But this strategy leads to negative real interest rates – that is, to bonds that “return” a loss. In other words: a kind of bankruptcy by other means.
The global shift to gold and silver
As the dollar weakens, the rest of the world is doing what Americans should be doing: buying gold. Central banks are drastically increasing their reserves. The BIS has officially recognized gold as a Tier-1 asset, equivalent to government bonds.
The market is now moving east. Shanghai and St. Petersburg are taking over from London and New York, where the system operated with fictitious contracts without physical delivery. Now, players are demanding real gold, real kilos.
Silver remains the absolute underdog with explosive prospects
Silver has started its move, but its course has not peaked. With the gold/silver ratio still well above historical lows, and with a 5-year deficit in global production, silver remains undervalued.
Patient investors can see exponential gains in the next phase of the crisis.
Real wealth is that which is not lost
In times of economic turmoil, survival comes before enrichment. The key is not how much you have, but how much you can keep. And history proves it: when the state fails or refuses to protect the currency, the responsibility passes to the citizen.
Gold and silver are not investments, but security. When governments impose capital controls, when banks do not protect deposits and when money becomes a tool of control, then the analog “gem” you hold in your hands is the only thing that no one can take away from you. The collapse is not coming. It has come. And only precious metals offer a way out.
